id: 174

name: Eggs

flavor_bible_name_variants: egg,egg whites,eggnog,eggplant,eggs,eggs egg dishes and omelets,eggs frittata,eggs omelets,eggs scrambled

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status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Eggplant

flavor_db_name_variants: eggplant

name_scientific: Solanum melongena

description: The plant known in North America as the eggplant, Solanum melongena, is a species of flowering plant known in French and British English as the aubergine. Also known as the brinjal, brinjal eggplant, melongene, or guinea squash, it is a member of the family Solanaceae. It bears a fruit of the same name, eggplant or aubergine, widely used in cooking, most notably moussaka and ratatouille. As a nightshade (Solanum), it is closely related to both the tomato and the potato. It was domesticated in India from the wild nightshade, the thorn or bitter apple, S. incanum.

itis_id: 30446

wikipedia_id: Eggplant

picture_file_name: 174.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 43764

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:03.000Z

legacy_id: 184

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Fruit vegetables

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:24.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: true

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4111

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00174